Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-03-03

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called into the country by something
that occurred upon one OF hts fnrras,
and Mrs. whitney drove eidhe and
with hutturin6 tulseto meet the train
taat should bring her son into Open
stvhe. As she nearcd the depot, among
a good many other people, she noticed
John Earling walking up and down
one end Of the platform with his hands
behind him, and exchanging an occa-
sional word with Absalom Heat
ef, who, in his mealy mill
er's clothes, was leaning against
the building At that moindht the
train came rushing from behind long
string uf Rfain-houscs and elevators,
and her horse SHE'D and began to back,
but Absalom sprang out and caught II
and John Earling helped her 30 hhght
As she smiled and thanked them.
Julius Popp, With twirling cane and
hat Oh 0ne,sidc, came springily along
the platform with the moist-mouthed,
loquacious Yeslit by his eide. Then
amid the peoples swarming into
and out Of the tram, and the
appalling Indian like shouting OF
the hack and omnibus men. n dap
per Acknowledgement fellow with
close-cut hair. tall white hat and
golden mustache, came forward and
greeted her with; "Aw-it's mother. |
believer" She could hardly realize
that IL was Harry, he was 80 finely
gotten up. Then others were shaking
him by the handi among them Julius
Popp otiuslvely, and Yeslit admiringly,
and John Earling disappointedly, with
Absalom walking directly away toward
tho mill and dropping but the one
word; "ltr' rs he went
In the afternoon Harry was on tho
street in iight-fttlng suit of criss-
crossed English cloth, with his high
white hat. rattan cane and long-toCd
shoes, when Joel coming In from the
country met him at the store door.
For n moment he did not recognize this
very slightly son of his, and when the
young man whipped his cane under his
arm and grasped the father by the
hand, that overpowered person only
stared at him moment with his
mouth open and sat down on n dry
goods box and groaned. The son was
visibly embarrassed by this procedure,
and took of his hat to dry his forehead
with his silk handkerchief. when Joel
saw that his short yellow hair was part
ed in the middle; then he fetched an
other and a greater groan and got up
from the dry-goods box and into his
buggy, that stood at the curb, and.
without uttering a word, drove of with
the corners of his big mouth drawn
down and the pulfs under his eyes very
| dark.
"Jover' said the son, as he watched
his father turn the corner, ''evidently
am too flip for tn goyenorw And
he walked away.
Joel thought o. John Earling; he
could not keep from contrasting these
two young men who had ridden his
knees when children. The one with every
thing to do and every thing 10 achieve,
the other never having had any thing
to do nor any object compelling him
to follow. "iShe done il; she neverwould
let him do any thing or be any thing
but a-and he closed his big Jaw
upon the sentence grimly. He was
probably thinking OF Mrs. Whitney's
indulgent softness with the boy. lie
was glum and bitter for some days,
while Mrs. Whitney was in a crickety
ecstasy over the return of her elegant
offspring
But the big party was coming on
apace, and Joers iron mood died slow
ly into softer humor as he thought
upon his own behavior then and the
benignant warmth TO be radiatcd from
that line event Presently the evening
came round, a moonless one. but clear
and litup by unnumbered stars, and the
radiant Whitney mansion was palpi-
tant with light and life and fragrant
fiutterings. Every body was there.
and the big house murmured and fair
ly perspired through all its rooms aud
halls and closets
Joel was greatly lifted up in spirit
by this popular aud palpitating influx.
and was everywhere shaking hands
with some seen but an hour before
and welcoming, talking, introducing.
joking and exerting himself Gntil quite
purple. Harry was very erect and
faultless Of cloth and serene and pas
sionless, with his nose held rather high.
while his mother played the hostess
with forid dignity and exasperating
stretchiness of tongue. Mrs. Whitney
talked a great deal, there could be no
doubt of that, sud rather loud, too.
perhaps, but doubtless she could bo
consistently forgiven, since well-nigh
every one was talking at killing pace.
John Earling was there; for Joel
would let no one go unlimited, and the
young man was too magnanimOus to
seem TO resent 1t by remaining absent
He was talking little strainedly with
Tor - L.. IL
freedom had departed from between
them. Julius Popp was present. too,
and etfervescing under a tremendous
pressure Of wit and ideas as ne went
about upon those infinitely small knee
junpings Of his. with his prince
Albert" coat buttoned tight at the
waist and flaring open at the breast with
large nOsegay in its lapel, aud his eye
glasses high on his agitated nose. Yeslit,
too, was fine in a sweeping train Of
corn-colored stuff and unusually pro-
liiic of little ecstatic squeaks. She
talked with distracting rapidiiy and
sluealed delightedly whenever the SUBJ 4
ject was changed or any thing hap
pened, and seemed always aching TO
be surprised. Captain Heater, perspir-
ing in n stiif broadcloth suit, looked as
II, were il not for the cool cross-eyed
Ether's presence, he might at any mo-
ment break away in a run. Saivo POpp
also, good deal burdcned with his slop-
ing shoulders and Inability to perform
glibly with his tongue. kept about the
corners, passing now and then a word
with the still book-keeper and watch
ing the others. He noticed that Joers
quiet accountant lifted his black ewes
toward John Earling a great many
times during the evening. and that !
while he was outwardly composed he |
seemed TO suffer with the incessant !
buzz OF voices, and he wondered IL the |
book-keeper, like himself. was signing
within because he was not strong and |
tall and deinile-looking like John
Earling.
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